Environment

August 23rd, 2020 by Zachary Shahan  A few weeks ago, one of our writers wrote up a story on the company Standard Lithium and its plan to get lithium for EV batteries in a new, innovative way. Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded on Twitter that he thought the approach had “a lot of potential.” This

August 21st, 2020 by Zachary Shahan  The idea of solar-powered vehicles is very appealing. In particular, concept vehicles with solar PV roofs and solar tonneau pickup truck covers get people giddy. (Unfortunately, there is less hype about the fact that you can buy an electric car, put solar panels on your roof, and then essentially

From Brazilian coffee beans to fish caught in the Mediterranean, today’s grocery stores are stocked with a wide variety of produce. Many of us are now spoiled for choice when it comes to the food we put on our table, but it’s sometimes easy to forget that the ingredients we use in our kitchens are

August 21st, 2020 by Steve Hanley  California is going through hell right now, with massive wildfires raging in many parts of the state. Sparked by lightning strikes, the fires have forced utilities like PG&E to shut off electricity to large segments of the population. Opponents of climate science — particularly the editorial board of the

Recent deals like Warren Buffett’s $10 billion acquisition of pipeline assets from Dominion Energy show major market players headed in different directions over climate change, fossil fuels and renewable energy. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images With the coronavirus pandemic slashing demand for the oil and gas that has been booming in the U.S.

August 21st, 2020 by Johnna Crider  In an article by GreenBiz, the question, “How could a Biden presidency affect climate change investing?,” was posed. Short answer: in a very positive way. I wanted to expand on this and share my thoughts. Vice President Joe Biden gives remarks at the U.S.—China Climate Leaders Summit, held at

August 20th, 2020 by Press Release  Worksport Introduces Upcoming TerraVis Product Line—the First Ever Solar Technology Integration for Pick-up Truck Tonneau Covers TORONTO, CANADA – Worksport™ (OTCQB: WKSP), launched a new website earlier today,  releasing highly anticipated information on a brand new tonneau cover system with solar power integration. The site, www.GoTerraVis.com, is now home

Oil pumps at sunset, industrial oil pumps equipment. Pramote Polyamate Oil prices were little changed on Wednesday as concerns lingered over soft U.S. fuel demand while global producers feared a second prolonged wave of the coronavirus pandemic was a major risk for the market recovery. U.S. crude oil stockpiles fell 1.6 million barrels last week,

August 20th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan  Volkswagen ID.4 production just started today in Zwickau, Germany. It is first being produced at the Volkswagen Group factory there that just recently produced its last fossil fuel vehicle, after 116 years of operation. The factory is now focused on producing 100% electric vehicles, starting with a couple of

Oil pipeline and refinery. Michael Krakowiak | Getty Images Oil prices fell on Thursday as major producers warned of a risk to the recovery in demand if the coronavirus crisis is prolonged, while U.S. crude inventories dropped less than expected. Brent crude was down 28 cents, or 0.6%, at $45.09 by 0049 GMT after slipping

August 19th, 2020 by Guest Contributor  SunSpec Alliance (SunSpec) has joined as a member of Energy Web. Today the two organizations also jointly announced a strategic partnership to co-develop digital standards, protocols, solutions, and certifications that support ‘plug & play’ system interoperability for solar PV and battery energy storage technologies. Together they’ll enlist energy market participants such

John Sturrock Home to major railway stations that connect London to destinations including the north of England, Scotland and continental Europe, the King’s Cross neighborhood has undergone a radical transformation over the last few years. Once regarded as a less than salubrious part of town, its regeneration has seen King’s Cross become a destination for

The US Department of Defense hasn’t exactly declared radio silence on renewable energy, but the sprawling global agency has been playing its clean tech news rather close to the vest over the past few years. That’s understandable, considering that the current Commander-in-Chief is not a particularly big fan of the non-fossil energy area. Nevertheless, DOD

Unit 1 of the UAE’s Barakah plant — the Arab world’s first nuclear energy plant — has connected to the national power grid, in a historic moment enabling it to provide cleaner electricity to millions of residents and help reduce the oil-rich country’s reliance on fossil fuels.  “This is a major milestone, we’ve been planning

It’s no secret how hard integrated oil names have been hit this year due to the global economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, and Occidental Petroleum has been among the worst hit of all the companies in the space.  The stock has lost more than 60% of its value since the beginning of the year,

August 17th, 2020 by Johnna Crider  While Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, believes that white supremacist-tied publications meet a rigorous standard for fact checking, Facebook’s ad policy seems to believe that clean energy is the bad guy. Sound’s a bit nutty, but it’s true. As I was scrolling through my LinkedIn feed, I noticed a post